John Devlin (b. 1906)

Born: 1906 March 10 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States
Died: 1942 April 1 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States
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Notes:

Devlin was a cartoonist for the New York World, years worked currently not known. He also worked in support as an editor for Quality Comics (1930s-1940s) in 1939.

Devlin worked as a pencil and inker assistant to Rube Goldberg. Per Bails' Who's Who, circa 1938. Per his obituary, it was suggested he was still associated with Goldberg up to his 1942 death.

Obituary:
Brooklyn Eagle (Brooklyn, New York) Friday, April 3, 1942, p 11 (https://www.newspapers.com/article/brooklyn-eagle-obituary-for-j-d-devlin-r/155887407/)

Syndication credits:
Colonel Wowser Sunday (United Feature Syndicate) 193X-XX-XX - 193X-XX-XX (Writer, pencils, and inks. Sunday topper to Looy Dot Dope Sunday comic strip);
Honey Dear daily (Frank Jay Markey Syndicate) 1937-12-06 - 1938-08-27 (Writer, pencils, and inks.);
Looy Dot Dope daily and Sunday (Press Publishing [New York World]) 192X-XX-XX - 1930-09-XX (Ghost writer, pencils, and inks for Milt Gross. );
Looy Dot Dope daily and Sunday (Press Publishing [New York World]) 1930-09-XX - 1931-08-09 (Writer, pencils, and inks.);
Looy Dot Dope daily and Sunday (World Feature Syndicate) 1931-08-10 - 1932-12-31 (Writer, pencils, and inks.);
Looy Dot Dope daily and Sunday (United Feature Syndicate) 1932-01-01 - 1935-11-30 (Writer, pencils, and inks.)

Name:

  • John Devlin
  • Type: Common Alternative Name
    Given name: John Family name: Devlin

Other Names:

  1. Joe Devlin Type: Common Alternative Name
    Given name: Joe Family name: Devlin
  2. John D Devlin Type: Common Alternative Name
    Given name: John D Family name: Devlin
  3. John Daniel Devlin Type: Name at Birth
    Given name: John Daniel Family name: Devlin
  4. Johnny Devlin Type: Common Alternative Name
    Given name: Johnny Family name: Devlin

Signatures:

  1. Devlin [generic]
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